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UPS AND DOWNS: Nathan Horton celebrates with David Krejci after scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period of the Bruins’ 3-2 win over the Senators last night at the Garden.

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Patrice Bergeron's injury is a concussion, according to Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli.

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(Boston, MA 04/02/2013) Boston Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin watches as he is saved by the pipes on a shot by Ottawa Senators left wing Guillaume Latendresse in the first period at TD Garden on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Staff Photo by Matthew West.

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(Boston, MA 04/02/2013) Boston Bruins Dougie Hamilton, Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton help defenseman Zdeno Chara and center David Krejci celebrate connecting for a Krejci goal in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Staff Photo by Matthew West.

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UPON FURTHER REVIEW: A shot from Zdeno Chara beats Senators goalie Robin Lehner in the first period, but the goal was disallowed when officials ruled that Patrice Bergeron was in the crease.

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DOWNER: Senators winger Chris Neil takes down Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference during last night’s game at the Garden.

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(Boston, MA 04/02/2013) Ottawa Senators left wing Jakob Silfverberg gets the puck as right wing Chris Neil covers Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference after taking him down in the second period at TD Garden on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Staff Photo by Matthew West.

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STICKING WITH IT: Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin dives across to make a save during the second period of last night’s game against the Ottawa Senators at the Garden. Khudobin made 45 stops in the B’s 3-2 victory.

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(Boston, MA 04/02/2013) Boston Bruins Dougie Hamilton, Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton help defenseman Zdeno Chara and center David Krejci celebrate connecting for a Krejci goal in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Staff Photo by Matthew West.

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(Boston, MA 04/02/2013) Boston Bruins right wing Nathan Horton scores the game-winning goal on Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner in the third period at TD Garden on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Staff Photo by Matthew West.

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UPS AND DOWNS: Nathan Horton celebrates with David Krejci after scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period of the Bruins’ 3-2 win over the Senators last night at the Garden.

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(Boston, MA 04/02/2013) Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner got his helmet spun during a frenzy in front of the net in the third period against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Staff Photo by Matthew West.

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Patrice Bergeron's injury is a concussion, according to Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli.

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Period after period the Bruins faced adversity.

They fell behind, came back, lost Patrice Bergeron and then a third-period lead. Amidst it all, the Bruins fought their way to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators in a wild game last night at the Garden.

With the win, the Bruins improve to 23-8-4 and are now six points ahead of Ottawa and Toronto in the Eastern Conference standings. But through all the excitement that the day’s events brought, there was a sense of concern after seeing Bergeron exit the game in the second period.

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